Essex Financial Services Inc. trimmed its position in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (BATS:MOAT – Free Report) by 38.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 13,751 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,580 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF were worth $1,424,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in MOAT. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. bought a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Paladin Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, IAG Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF by 228.7% in the 3rd quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 378 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 263 shares during the last quarter.
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Stock Performance
Shares of BATS MOAT opened at $103.72 on Monday. VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF has a twelve month low of $88.53 and a twelve month high of $108.10. The company has a market capitalization of $14.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.53 and a beta of 1.02. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $99.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $102.60.
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF Profile
The VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Morningstar Wide Moat Focus 20 index. The fund tracks a staggered, equal-weighted index of 40 US companies that Morningstar determines to have the highest fair value among firms with a sustainable competitive advantage. MOAT was launched on Apr 25, 2012 and is managed by VanEck.
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